Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale
Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale
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Annotation: Narrative poem in which Paul Revere rides to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British had begun to invade.
Genre: [Poetry]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #98115
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2003
Edition Date: 2014 Release Date: 11/04/14
Illustrator: Santore, Charles,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-604-33493-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-604-33493-7
Dewey: 811
LCCN: 00039704
Dimensions: 28 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book

As Longfellow's narrative poem opens, a rapt mid-nineteenth-century audience at the historic Wayside Inn listens to an old storyteller relate the tale of Revere's famous ride. The accompanying illustrations in a somber palette are all action and angle: dramatic, varied perspectives put readers right in the middle of the events. This stirring version of an American classic gallops right along.

School Library Journal

Gr 2-8 Set in the Sudbury, MA, hostel of the author's "Tales of the Wayside Inn" fame, the poem is told as Longfellow wrote itas a story being related to a group of 19th-century gentlemen gathered around a parlor fire 100 years after Revere's historic ride. Immediately, of course, the tale goes back in time to show details of the fateful night, and it does so beautifully. Santore's acrylic spreads, done primarily in somber blue, green, and brown tones, suggest the cover of night of the attempted secret attack, as well as the seriousness of the event itself. Each illustration conveys a tremendous sense of forward movement, not only from Revere's horse as he presses ever onward, but also from the body movements of the colonists as they rouse themselves for battle. The final painting showing Revere racing through clouds above a peaceful village with a large clock looming behind him gives the sense that this tale will continue to be told "through all our history, to the last." Less stylized than Jeffrey Thompson's version, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (National Geographic, 2000), and giving a more retrospective feel than that of Christopher Bing's you-are-there approach (Handprint, 2001), this edition should not replace either of those fine works. Rather, it should serve as a point of comparison, as a means of introducing young listeners to the many possibilities an artist faces when interpreting a classic piece of literature. Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI

Word Count: 979
Reading Level: 5.7
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.7 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 68791 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: NP
Guided Reading Level: T

Brilliant illustrations of the first battle cry for American independence spring from the pages of Paul Revere’s Ride, illustrated by acclaimed artist Charles Santore in this newly redesigned edition of the classic tale.

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere So begins the classic poem of devoted patriot Paul Revere’s midnight ride on April 18, 1775. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem in 1860 as a tribute to the revolutionary hero who rode his horse through Medford, Lexington, and Concord to warn the American patriots that the British were coming to attack. This edition features incredible illustrations that are drawn from extensive research and careful historical consideration. From the hands of New York Times bestselling artist Charles Santore, detailed paintings show the dramatic landscape of the Charlestown shore, the Old North Church, the king’s army down to the red-coats and caps, and the streets of Boston and surrounding villages. Santore’s research enabled him to draw accurate depictions of everything from Colonial costumes and architecture to the landlord’s coat of arms and the furniture at the Wayside Inn.


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